The New York Mets defeated the
Atlanta Braves in game two of a doubleheader on Tuesday. The game took place at Citi Field in
Flushing, New York and the final score was 3-0.
Carlos Carrasco started for the Mets and he pitched very well. Jeff McNeil, Pete Alonso and James McCann
each had two hits to lead the offense.
Carrasco won his second game of the
season pitching eight innings and giving up six hits and no runs with two walks
and five strikeouts. Seth Lugo picked up
his second save of the season pitching an inning and giving up a hit.
Kyle Wright started for the Braves
and he pitched seven innings giving up nine hits and three runs with a walk and
three strikeouts. Wright lost his first
game of the season and Will Smith pitched an inning with a strikeout.
Brandon Nimmo had a hit, McNeil had
two hits and Alonso had two hits and an RBI.
Dom Smith had a hit and two RBI, Mark Canha had a hit and J.D. Davis
drew a walk. McCann had two hits, Smith
hit a double and Alonso hit a homerun. The
Mets were 1-4 with runners in scoring position and left five men on base.
Ronald Acuna Jr. had a hit and drew
a walk, Matt Olson had two hits and Ozzie Albies had two hits. Adam Duvall had a hit, Travis Demeritte drew
a walk and William Contreras had a hit.
Acuna Jr. hit a double and Olson hit two doubles. The Braves were 0-11 with runners in scoring
position and left seven men on base.
In the bottom of the first Smith
hit a two-run double to give the Mets a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the sixth Alonso hit a solo
homerun extending the lead to 3-0 and that would be the final score.
The two teams will play the fourth
and final game of the series on Wednesday night.
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